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Examination copies and desk copies

We are happy to provide free copies of our textbooks to any instructor who is considering adopting one of our titles or who has already adopted one. We ask that you pay for shipping and handling—$8.00 for the first title, and $4.00 for each additional title. For shipments to Canada, please add an additional $10. We regret that we cannot fulfill other international exam copy requests. Please order through our bookstore.

To tell us which exam copies you need (or desk copies, if you have already adopted one of our books):

Note: Our online form for ordering exam copies stopped working for some reason (we are slowly migrating to a better and more functional website, but there have been bumps in the road!).

to let us know which of the current editions listed below you would like us to send you, and whether you prefer printed copies or pdfs.

Current editions

• The Coronavirus Crisis Reader, 2nd ed.
  
• Costs of Empire
  
• Real World Macro, 41st ed. (New for Fall 2024 semester)
  
• Real World Micro, 31st ed. (New for Fall 2024 semester)
  
• Unlevel Playing Fields, 4th ed.
  
• Real World Globalization, 23rd ed. (New for Spring 2025 semester)
  
• Labor and the Global Economy
  
• The Wealth Inequality Reader, 4th ed.
  
• The Economics of the Environment, 3rd ed.
  
• Current Economic Issues, 27th ed. (New for Spring 2024 semester)
  
• Real World Labor, 4th ed. (New for Spring 2024 semester)
  
• Introduction to Political Economy, 9th ed.
  
• Real World Latin America, 2nd ed.
  
• Real World Banking & Finance, 8th ed. (New for Fall 2023 semester)
  
• Our Economic Well-Being
  
• Striking a Balance
  

Besides the titles you would like, please include your shipping address, your university and departmental affiliation; your email address and phone number; and the name and expected enrollment of the applicable courses.

To pay for shipping and handling—$6 for the first title, and $2 for each additional title—you can either mail us a check, pay by credit card over the phone, or pay at the "donate" page of our website (just include a note in the "comments" box to let us know it's for exam-copy shipping costs). If you prefer to pay for shipping later, we'll include a reminder with your shipment.